diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.h b/include/sound/sdca_class.h
similarity index 58%
rename from sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.h
rename to include/sound/sdca_class.h
index 57f7f8d08f49..8a6a34a8dd4c 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.h
+++ b/include/sound/sdca_class.h
@@ -32,4 +32,18 @@ struct sdca_class_drv {
 	struct work_struct boot_work;
 };
 
+/*
+ * PM helpers.  Codec drivers embed sdca_class_drv in their own priv,
+ * own dev_set_drvdata(), and compose these into their own dev_pm_ops:
+ *
+ *	static int wcd_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev) {
+ *		struct wcd_priv *priv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
+ *		return sdca_class_runtime_suspend(&priv->class);
+ *	}
+ */
+int sdca_class_runtime_suspend(struct sdca_class_drv *drv);
+int sdca_class_runtime_resume(struct sdca_class_drv *drv);
+int sdca_class_system_suspend(struct sdca_class_drv *drv);
+int sdca_class_system_resume(struct sdca_class_drv *drv);
+
 #endif /* __SDCA_CLASS_H__ */
diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
index d7444f442c71..a092ebaa620a 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class.c
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
 #include <sound/sdca_function.h>
 #include <sound/sdca_interrupts.h>
 #include <sound/sdca_regmap.h>
-#include "sdca_class.h"
+#include <sound/sdca_class.h>
 
 #define CLASS_SDW_ATTACH_TIMEOUT_MS	5000
 
@@ -194,30 +194,41 @@ static void class_sdw_remove(struct sdw_slave *sdw)
 	cancel_work_sync(&drv->boot_work);
 }
 
-static int class_suspend(struct device *dev)
+/**
+ * sdca_class_system_suspend - SDCA class system suspend helper
+ * @drv: caller-owned sdca_class_drv.
+ *
+ * Codec drivers compose this into their own dev_pm_ops.  Disables the
+ * SoundWire interrupt and forces runtime suspend of the underlying
+ * class regmap.
+ */
+int sdca_class_system_suspend(struct sdca_class_drv *drv)
 {
-	struct sdca_class_drv *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	disable_irq(drv->sdw->irq);
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_force_suspend(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_force_suspend(drv->dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to force suspend: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(drv->dev, "failed to force suspend: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sdca_class_system_suspend, "SND_SOC_SDCA_CLASS");
 
-static int class_resume(struct device *dev)
+/**
+ * sdca_class_system_resume - SDCA class system resume helper
+ * @drv: caller-owned sdca_class_drv.
+ */
+int sdca_class_system_resume(struct sdca_class_drv *drv)
 {
-	struct sdca_class_drv *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
-	ret = pm_runtime_force_resume(dev);
+	ret = pm_runtime_force_resume(drv->dev);
 	if (ret) {
-		dev_err(dev, "failed to force resume: %d\n", ret);
+		dev_err(drv->dev, "failed to force resume: %d\n", ret);
 		return ret;
 	}
 
@@ -225,11 +236,14 @@ static int class_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sdca_class_system_resume, "SND_SOC_SDCA_CLASS");
 
-static int class_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
+/**
+ * sdca_class_runtime_suspend - SDCA class runtime suspend helper
+ * @drv: caller-owned sdca_class_drv.
+ */
+int sdca_class_runtime_suspend(struct sdca_class_drv *drv)
 {
-	struct sdca_class_drv *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
-
 	/*
 	 * Whilst the driver doesn't power the chip down here, going into runtime
 	 * suspend lets the SoundWire bus power down, which means the driver
@@ -239,10 +253,14 @@ static int class_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
 
 	return 0;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sdca_class_runtime_suspend, "SND_SOC_SDCA_CLASS");
 
-static int class_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
+/**
+ * sdca_class_runtime_resume - SDCA class runtime resume helper
+ * @drv: caller-owned sdca_class_drv.
+ */
+int sdca_class_runtime_resume(struct sdca_class_drv *drv)
 {
-	struct sdca_class_drv *drv = dev_get_drvdata(dev);
 	int ret;
 
 	ret = sdw_slave_wait_for_init(drv->sdw, CLASS_SDW_ATTACH_TIMEOUT_MS);
@@ -265,10 +283,37 @@ static int class_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
 
 	return ret;
 }
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_NS_GPL(sdca_class_runtime_resume, "SND_SOC_SDCA_CLASS");
 
-static const struct dev_pm_ops class_pm_ops = {
-	SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(class_suspend, class_resume)
-	RUNTIME_PM_OPS(class_runtime_suspend, class_runtime_resume, NULL)
+/*
+ * Convenience dev_pm_ops used by the built-in class_sdw_driver, which
+ * stashes its sdca_class_drv in drvdata directly.  Codec drivers that
+ * embed sdca_class_drv in their own priv compose their own dev_pm_ops
+ * using the sdca_class_*_suspend/resume helpers above.
+ */
+static int class_pm_system_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return sdca_class_system_suspend(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
+}
+
+static int class_pm_system_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return sdca_class_system_resume(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
+}
+
+static int class_pm_runtime_suspend(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return sdca_class_runtime_suspend(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
+}
+
+static int class_pm_runtime_resume(struct device *dev)
+{
+	return sdca_class_runtime_resume(dev_get_drvdata(dev));
+}
+
+static const struct dev_pm_ops sdca_class_pm_ops = {
+	SYSTEM_SLEEP_PM_OPS(class_pm_system_suspend, class_pm_system_resume)
+	RUNTIME_PM_OPS(class_pm_runtime_suspend, class_pm_runtime_resume, NULL)
 };
 
 static const struct sdw_device_id class_sdw_id[] = {
@@ -282,7 +327,7 @@ MODULE_DEVICE_TABLE(sdw, class_sdw_id);
 static struct sdw_driver class_sdw_driver = {
 	.driver = {
 		.name		= "sdca_class",
-		.pm		= pm_ptr(&class_pm_ops),
+		.pm		= pm_ptr(&sdca_class_pm_ops),
 	},
 
 	.probe		= class_sdw_probe,
diff --git a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class_function.c b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class_function.c
index 1d7fd6603882..411e3d717bb6 100644
--- a/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class_function.c
+++ b/sound/soc/sdca/sdca_class_function.c
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #include <sound/soc-component.h>
 #include <sound/soc-dai.h>
 #include <sound/soc.h>
-#include "sdca_class.h"
+#include <sound/sdca_class.h>
 #include "sdca_function_device.h"
 
 struct class_function_drv {